Rates of oral and genital shedding of HSV-1 and HSV-2 in people with >30 days of oral cultures, outside of first episode infection
| HSV-2 only (n = 138) | HSV-1 and HSV-2 (n = 169) | Total (n = 307) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| *p<0.001 for comparison of oral HSV-2 shedding to genital HSV-2 shedding and for comparison of oral HSV-2 shedding to oral HSV-1 shedding. | |||
| Oral HSV-2 shedding rate | 17/13 006 (0.1%) | 13/20 630 (0.06%) | 30/33 636 (0.09%) |
| Genital HSV-1 shedding rate | — | 270/20 630 (1%) | — |
| Genital HSV-2 shedding rate | 925 /15 099 (6%) | 1675/21 818 (8%) | 2600/36 917 (7%) |
| Oral HSV-1 shedding rate | — | 78/21 818 (0.4%) | — |